Preston mosques educate children about seatbelt wearing

The award ceremony for a competition linked to a seat belt initiative that has been running across seven of Preston’s mosques took place on 18 September at Moor Park High School, Preston.

The Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety, together with Asian community leaders, identified a large number of children travelling in cars not wearing their seat belts.

In order to develop networks with Mosque leaders and reinforce the BeeSafe seat belt message, Partnership staff and police officers have been visiting Preston's mosques during study periods to give a short presentation. Children were then invited to enter a competition for three different age groups.

The BeeSafe seat belt initiative is part of an on-going campaign by the Lancashire Partnership to promote the message that wearing a seat belt can save your life.

"We are now witnessing a significant change in attitude and behaviour among the Asian community," said PC Dave Taylor, road policing officer, Lancashire Constabulary. "The children who have been involved in this campaign have really taken the information and messages on board."

The picture shows the three main competition winners with their prizes.